Goran Ivanisevic gets West Brom invite after showing off football skills

The former Wimbledon champion displayed his footballing talents with a tennis ball as he again showed off his love for Albion.

The Croatian has been a Baggies fan since 2005 after being introduced to the club by Black Country-born tennis journalist and good friend David Law, who is a lifelong Albion supporter.

The 41-year-old hopes to watch his first ever match at The Hawthorns when he is in Britain in December for the Statoil Masters tournament at the Royal Albert Hall.

And head coach Steve Clarke is hoping to line up alongside the ex-tennis star.

"He's not bad," said Clarke. "I've watched the video.

"He's been a Baggies fan since 2005, which was a good year to become a fan as it was the Great Escape.

"His skills with a tennis ball aren't bad.

"I know he wants to come and watch a game, and when he does that there will be an invitation for him to play in a staff game.

"If he wants to come to the dressing room that's no problem.

"I've never met him before but you can see on the video that he's a bit of a character and he would be good to have in and around the lads."